Fees and charges

Our Building Regulation fees are increasing on 1 April 2024.  Here is a list of our revised fess and charges which are inclusive of Value Added Tax.  Any application rceived on or after 1 April 2024 will be subject to the new fee scheme.

In most cases you will have to pay a fee when you apply for building regulation approval.  Please be aware that your application fee will be calculated based on the information you provide and payment will be required when the application is submitted. If you would like clarification of a fee please contact building_consultancy@sandwell.gov.uk or contact our Customer Service Advisors on 0121 569 4054 who will be happy to assist. Here is a list of our current fees and charges which are inclusive of Value Added Tax (excluding Regularisation and Reversion applications which are Non Vatable).

Payment for your application can be made by:-

Telephone - please contact our Customer Services Team who will be happy to take your details and get our secure payment line to call you for all debit/credit card payments

By BACS (Bankers Automated Clearing System) Our bank details are:- 

Account name: Sandwell MBC 

Sort Code: 60-15-39 

Account number: 69624178

(Please reference your payment with your application number or the location address of your submission).  Can we ask that once payment has been made that you email building_consultancy@sandwell.gov.uk with the date of payment, amount paid, application reference (if known) and payment reference.  These details are required to ensure we can find your payment and enable us to process your application further.